Effects of localized intraspinal injections of a noradrenergic blocker on locomotion of high decerebrate cats

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 907-921

  Delivet Mongrain, Hugo ^a   Leblond, Hugues ^a   Rossignol, Serge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEREBRATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BACK; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; INNERVATION; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STIMULATION; TIME;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; CATS; DECEREBRATE STATE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LOCOMOTION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 55249113878     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.90454.2008     Document Type: Article

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